Glowing orbs in the form of lamps and chandeliers light Danielle Mckinney’s small, intimate oil paintings at Marianne Boesky Gallery, softly illuminating the private refuges of her imagined female protagonists. Blue eyeshadow or vividly painted red nails pop out against nude (or nearly) bodies of women who distinguish their living spaces through selectively placed accents of lush, bold color. The green and turquoise tones on this reclining figure’s face mask recall the green strip on the face of Matisse’s famous portrait of his wife, suggesting a fearless woman in charge of her own story, one as confident and rich as the towering abstract artwork behind her. (On view in Chelsea through June 13th).
